Aurora escaped Petrichor and the tower where she'd slept the last century away. But the princess has no experience with the world outside her castle. After a couple short weeks it is amazing she still lives and a surprise the King's guards haven't yet caught up to her. When a kind woman in a small-town bakery tries to help the princess it appears her luck has run out.
King John's guards try to capture Aurora, but her newly discovered fire allows her to escape. The cost, though, is the small town. The king's men prevent the townsfolk from salvaging anything and John has a new weapon against the true heir. Nettle, the singer who befriended Aurora in Petrichor, appears to help the girl escape and survive in the wilderness. The companionship and help allow the girl to make decisions on where to go next.
Nettle helps Aurora travel across the sea to Vanhelm and Prince Finnegan's protection. Finnegan makes a point to allow Aurora her own decisions. Their search for answers is a partnership neither can allow to drift beyond propriety's bounds. In Finnegan's home country Aurora discovers an affinity for the dragons which destroyed fertile Vanhelm.
While Finnegan hopes the Sleeping Beauty will find a way to use her magic to save his kingdom, Nettle shows Aurora around the city which is the last of Vanhelm. When Nettle returns to her spying in Aurora's Alyssia Aurora herself is left with Finnegan and her magic to keep her company: neither which help Aurora decide how she feels or what she plans to do next.
King John announces that he's captured Aurora on her rampages and plans to execute both the traitorous prince and rebellious princess. Aurora decides time has run out. She prepares for the final battle terrified of the tough decisions she must make to save her people.
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